This weekend, New Yorkers will look to an unlikely source for their long-range weather forecast: a groundhog. Here's what happens when the groundhog sees its shadow.

If you look at the data, Punxsutawney Phil has a record of seeing his shadow more often than not. Prior to 2024, the groundhog had seen his shadow 107 times and not seen his shadow 20 times, ...

His longest streak of not seeing his shadow — two years between 2019 and 2020. The only time he did not make an appearance came in 1943 during the middle of World War II.

The groundhog seeing his shadow presages six more weeks of winter. It was the first time Phil predicted an early spring since 2020. Before the announcement, President Tom Dunkel, ...

His longest streak of not seeing his shadow is two years, between 2019 and 2020. The only time he did not make an appearance came in 1943 during the middle of World War II. Last year, he didn't ...

His longest streak of not seeing his shadow — two years between 2019 and 2020. The only time he did not make an appearance came in 1943 during the middle of World War II.

His longest streak of not seeing his shadow — two years between 2019 and 2020. The only time he did not make an appearance came in 1943 during the middle of World War II.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (KDKA) — Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at Gobbler's Knob Sunday morning. Thousands of people gather every Feb. 2 to watch ...

His longest stretch of seeing his shadow is 21 years, which came between 1913 and 1933. His longest streak of not seeing his shadow — two years between 2019 and 2020.

Tradition says Phil seeing his shadow is a sign that the next six weeks will bring wintry weather. If Phil doesn't see his shadow, it means an early spring. Groundhog Day isn't scientific (in fact ...